perinatal psych Flashcards
what kinds of psychiatric problems do women have during pregnancy?
- depression
2. BPAD
psych probs post partum?
- baby blues
- peurpeural psychosis
- post natal depression
most common cause of maternal mortality is ______
suicide
rate of depression in pregnancy?
as for baseline
10% risk of depression in T1 if?
- past hx
- previous abortion
- previous IUD
- unwanted
psych admission and suicide in pregnancy are ______ common than other times
less
risks of untreated depression in mum?
- risk PND
2. risk to baby from maternal neglect
how to tx depression in pregnancy?
as for normal adult
can maternal anxiety affect baby?
yes, in terms of foetal heart activity and heart rate
high stress = 2x risk of preterm birth
affects sleep in babies and toddlers
BUT are these associations real biological?
cortisol and psych distress in pregnancy?
increased cortisol = lower fetal weight
also increased intrauterine arterial resistance = LBW
negative consequences of maternal depression are related to _________
length of illness
incidence of baby blues
50-75% new mums
presentation baby blues
- tearful
- irritable
- distress
- sometimes brief high
course of baby blues?
transient - strts 2nd day ish and lasts max 72hrs
tx for baby blues
supportive
if prolonged = risk PND
RFs for baby blues?
hx of bad PMS or mood changes on anovulant OCP
PND incidence?
10-15% all mothers
PND what is it?
not one disorder - combo:
depression
anxiety
adjustment
PTSD
course of PND?
90%
recurrence rate PND?
20%
symptoms of PND
as for depression
20% mum has trouble relating to the baby after delivery
RFs for PND?
- previous depression
- difficult labour
- fhx
- difficult pregnancy
- previous conflict arounf pregnanyc, MC, termination, SB
- lack of support
- lack of self esteem
mx of PND
- early detection
- prevent with education + support
- brief CBT
- meds
- risk assessment
how is PND measured?
Edinburgh PND scale
incidence of PPP?
0.1-0.2% (1/500)